From fb55c3b7882a199b112af4ab3b8fed80b0118cdd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dan <daniel+ai@dou.bet>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:10:37 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add subject moderation: sanitize, allowlist, blocklist,
 review queue

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 src/lib/moderation.ts | 64 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 64 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 src/lib/moderation.ts

diff --git a/src/lib/moderation.ts b/src/lib/moderation.ts
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+/**
+ * Subject moderation for the "Create" feature. This is a children's app and the subject text feeds an
+ * image generator, so we are deliberately conservative: sanitize → allowlist (auto-approve) →
+ * blocklist (reject) → otherwise hold for admin review.
+ */
+
+export type ModerationDecision =
+  | { decision: "allowlist"; subject: string }
+  | { decision: "review"; subject: string }
+  | { decision: "blocked"; subject: string; reason: string };
+
+/** Clean raw input to a single short, plain phrase. Returns null if nothing usable remains. */
+export function sanitizeSubject(raw: string): string | null {
+  if (typeof raw !== "string") return null;
+  const cleaned = raw
+    .replace(/[\r\n\t]+/g, " ")
+    .replace(/[^a-zA-Z\- ]+/g, "") // letters, spaces, hyphens only — strips digits/punctuation/prompt tokens
+    .replace(/\s+/g, " ")
+    .trim()
+    .slice(0, 30);
+  if (cleaned.length < 2) return null;
+  // Title-case for display ("zebra" -> "Zebra").
+  return cleaned.replace(/\b\w/g, (c) => c.toUpperCase());
+}
+
+// Curated safe subjects (lowercase). Auto-approved. Extend freely.
+const ALLOWLIST = new Set<string>([
+  // animals
+  "cat", "dog", "puppy", "kitten", "rabbit", "bunny", "fox", "bear", "panda", "lion", "tiger",
+  "elephant", "giraffe", "zebra", "monkey", "deer", "horse", "pony", "cow", "pig", "sheep", "goat",
+  "duck", "chicken", "owl", "bird", "penguin", "fish", "shark", "whale", "dolphin", "octopus", "crab",
+  "turtle", "frog", "snail", "bee", "butterfly", "ladybug", "snake", "dinosaur", "dragon", "unicorn",
+  "hedgehog", "squirrel", "mouse", "koala", "kangaroo", "crocodile", "leopard", "snail", "starfish",
+  // nature
+  "tree", "flower", "rose", "sunflower", "leaf", "mushroom", "cactus", "cloud", "sun", "moon", "star",
+  "rainbow", "mountain", "apple", "banana", "strawberry", "cherry", "grapes", "carrot", "pumpkin",
+  // objects / vehicles / fun
+  "house", "castle", "boat", "sailboat", "car", "truck", "train", "bus", "plane", "rocket", "robot",
+  "balloon", "kite", "umbrella", "cup", "mug", "hat", "shirt", "dress", "sock", "shoe", "bowtie",
+  "bow tie", "gift", "present", "ball", "football", "basketball", "trophy", "crown", "heart", "star",
+  "square", "triangle", "circle", "cake", "cupcake", "cookie", "ice cream", "lollipop", "snowman",
+  "teddy bear", "ghost", "pumpkin", "guitar", "drum", "book", "pencil", "key", "clock", "lamp",
+]);
+
+// Obvious unsafe terms (substring match, after sanitize). Backstop, not exhaustive.
+const BLOCKLIST: string[] = [
+  "gun", "knife", "weapon", "sword", "blood", "gore", "kill", "dead", "death", "corpse", "drug",
+  "beer", "wine", "alcohol", "cigarette", "smoke", "nude", "naked", "sex", "sexy", "porn", "kiss",
+  "hate", "nazi", "racist", "suicide", "hang", "noose", "bomb", "grenade", "war", "shoot", "knive",
+];
+
+export function moderateSubject(raw: string): ModerationDecision {
+  const subject = sanitizeSubject(raw);
+  if (!subject) return { decision: "blocked", subject: "", reason: "empty" };
+  const lower = subject.toLowerCase();
+
+  const bad = BLOCKLIST.find((w) => lower.includes(w));
+  if (bad) return { decision: "blocked", subject, reason: `term "${bad}"` };
+
+  if (ALLOWLIST.has(lower)) return { decision: "allowlist", subject };
+
+  // Not obviously safe and not obviously bad → let an admin decide.
+  return { decision: "review", subject };
+}